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Old 06-21-2012, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by DanEC View Post
That looks right on. Do you know who wrote it? It looks like information I've seen on the Corvette Forum.
That article was written by John Hinckley and you can take it as the gospel. I've built and tuned many engines from a complete stocker to 800+HP monsters and every single one of them had vacuum advance hooked up to manifold vacuum. I would run from any engine builder that said "vacuum advance is a waste of time" or "this motor doesn't need it, it's a race motor" because they obviously have no f---ing idea what they're talking about and read too many Hot Rod magazines.
This topic has been beaten to death and the result is always the same - those who know, run vacuum advance. Those who don't, should.
I posted that same article a while back trying to convince some naysayers. I guess you just can't cure stupidity.

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